Touring 2022

IRMÃ-sister

IRMÃ-SISTER IS SUPPORTED BY WITHOUT WALLS AND COMMISSIONED BY HAT FAIR AND STOCKTON INTERNATIONAL RIVERSIDE FESTIVAL

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T’S THOROUGHLY ENGAGING AND AMAZING TO WATCH.

I HAVEN’T SEEN ANYTHING LIKE WHAT THEY DO - IT’S REALLY FRESH AND REALLY UNUSUAL”
— (ANTHONY MISSEN, CO-ARTISTIC DIRECTOR COMPANY CHAMELEON)

  • 22ND FEB | RESOLUTIONS19

    2ND MARCH | INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY, MANCHESTER TOWN HALL, UK

    22ND MARCH | CHORLTON LIGHT FESTIVAL, UK

    27TH APRIL | MANCHESTER CITY CENTRE, 3 POP PERFORMANCES, UK

    4TH OF MAY| DDD OUT, PORTO, PORTUGAL

    17TH MAY | ALTRINCHAM FESTIVAL, UK

    13TH AND 14TH JUNE | HORS LIT FESTIVAL, MANCHESTER, UK

    23RD JUNE | MANCHESTER PARADE IN ST. ANNE SQUARE, MANCHESTER, UK

    21ST JULY | STAINBY FESTIVAL, UK

    14TH SEPTEMBER | THROUGH THE MILL FESTIVAL, MANCHESTER, UK

  • 5TH SEP | DANCING CITY | GREENWICH DOCKLANDS INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL, UK

  • 22ND AND 23TH MAY | NORFOLK AND NORWICH FESTIVAL (N&N21), NORWICH, UK

    30TH MAY | BRIGHTON FESTIVAL, BRIGHTON, UK

    3RD AND 4TH JULY | HAT FAIR FESTIVAL, WINCHESTER, UK

    8TH JULY | MANCHESTER INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL (MIF21), UK

    5TH AUGUST UNTIL 8TH AUGUST | SPRAOI FESTIVAL, WATERFORD, IRLAND

    25TH AND 26TH SEPTEMBER | BIRMINGHAM INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL (BIDF21), BIRMINGHAM, UK

  • Item description

Full Video of the show available for request *

 
 

What does it take to become close to someone? And, ultimately, what does it mean? Considering these questions and starting from Alice and Sara’s shared experience, the piece delves into the dynamics occurring when we build relationships and how they affect our perception of self and the surrounding environment. Digging into the very core of human interaction, IRMÃ portrays the ever-changing process of protecting the balance between elements of conflict and vulnerability, tenderness and anger, misunderstanding and support. Beyond offering a reflection about the nature of relationships, IRMÃ aims to address the way women's bodies and emotions are displayed on stage. By merging elements from different fields, navigating from capoeira to contact improvisation, we aimed to create an intricate and athletic movement language, which delivers power while also keeping an attentive and sensitive response to each other’s bodies. All the partnering work is informed by the idea that female bodies have weight, can sustain weight, but also display vulnerability. Ultimately, IRMÃ aspires to be a celebration of women’s strength and complexity.